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Table 5 Odds ratios from logistic regression showing factors associated with ANC visit (4 + ANC visits) and SBA among young women aged 15–24, Nepal DHS 2016

From: Factors influencing the use of reproductive health services among young women in Nepal: analysis of the 2016 Nepal demographic and health survey

 

4+ ANC Visit

Skilled birth attendant

Background variable

Odds ratios

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Education

 No education

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Primary

1.25

0.85–1.83

1.14

0.77–1.68

 Secondary

1.93***

1.31–2.84

1.59*

1.03–2.44

 SLC & above

2.91***

1.79–4.76

1.35

0.84–2.16

Working status

 Not working

1.00

   

 Working

1.90***

1.43–2.53

  

Caste/ethnicity

 Dalit

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Brahman/Chhetri

1.29

0.81–2.07

1.22

0.77–1.93

 Terai caste

0.78

0.45–1.36

0.76

0.45–1.28

 Janajati

0.83

0.53–1.31

1.04

0.73–1.48

 Muslim

0.69

0.37–1.29

1.18

0.59–2.37

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Poorer

1.30

0.88–1.91

1.69**

1.19–2.40

 Middle

1.85*

1.16–2.97

4.46***

2.70–7.38

 Richer

2.55***

1.54–4.21

4.01***

2.56–6.27

 Richest

2.12*

1.14–3.93

9.16***

4.47–18.76

Birth order

 1

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2

0.64**

0.46–0.88

0.49***

0.35–0.67

 3+

0.70

0.45–1.08

0.35***

0.21–0.58

Fertility preference

 Wants no more children

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Wants more children

1.65***

1.25–2.18

0.86

0.65–1.12

 Undecided

1.89

0.92–3.89

1.01

0.50–2.07

Women’s participation in decision-making

 Not participate

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Participate one or more decisions

1.12

0.87–1.44

1.16

0.89–1.52

Exposure to media (at least once a week)

 Not exposed

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Exposed

1.48*

1.09–2.02

1.21

0.90–1.63

ANC visits

    

 Less than four visits

  

1.00

 

 Four or more visits

  

2.59***

1.95–3.43

  1. Note: *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05